Lets talk about the FFXIV player base..

[Veis_Alveare]

Almost all online guides are only useful for end-game players, since they're written by and for end-game players.

People aren't lazy for not reading guides for the simple reason that there are no useful leveling guides.

Yes they are.

Reading a guide about a job at cap is fine to do before you level it. I've done it for everything after my first job. It's advantageous not only to know what you're doing but also to plan your hotbars accordingly.

I think only BLM has a convoluted enough leveling experience that an 80 guide won't help you much from the start and even then it'd certainly be a huge improvement over going in blind.

Ignoring available information is definitely lazy.